2026 Chishui River Forum Held in Maotai Town, Guizhou.

A Greens senator is taking leave from parliament, saying pressure surrounding a misconduct probe has left him 'kept out by allegations of allegations'.

Australian women are being lured overseas by their own husbands under the guise of family holidays, only to have their passports confiscated and be abandoned thousands of kilometres from home.

The Prince of Wales, 44, swapped royal engagements for the famous red sofa on Friday night, delighting the studio audience as he showed off his more relaxed side.

A group of men wearing balaclavas then got out of the hearse and dropped leaflets before fleeing in the Subaru. The leaflets included serious allegations made against two individuals.

Kota Bharu MP awaiting decision on whether session will proceed.

The image, reportedly found among hundreds of suspected child abuse pictures, is said to show Thomas Markle Sr on a bed with a young Asian girl.

The complex notes written by the man accused of driving into MP Helen Haines have emerged.

A Tsunami alert has been issued off the coast of Italy after a series of tremors were detected.

A jury has awarded the mother of a man killed by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies more than $51 million in a federal civil trial.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the regime's military to build the "strongest army" as he addressed a meeting of commanders in Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Saturday. Kim made the remarks as he supervised a meeting of company commanders on Oct. 22 and 23 in the North's capital, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim told the commanders that "the main spirit of the Third Meeting of Company Leaders of the Korean People's Army is to build the strongest army and accelerate the Korean-style military revolution by training the strongest companies," the KCNA reported. Kim also instructed company commanders to "firmly carry forward the true nature of our army as the army of the Party and the army of ideology and core elements." The meeting was the first gathering of the North's entire army after Pyongyang's Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, the KCNA reported.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has activated an air defense battalion in Guam to bolster the island's defenses against regional missile threats, including those posed by North Korea and China, a U.S. military news outlet reported Friday. The 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, held an activation ceremony on Oct. 16 at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and will assume the air defense responsibilities previously carried out by Task Force Talon, according to USNI News. Task Force Talon began its rotational mission in 2013 to counter potential North Korean ballistic missile threats, but its responsibilities have since expanded amid China's growing missile capabilities, the report said. The newly activated battalion is expected to operate Patriot, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Intermediate Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) systems as part of a layered defense network against ballistic and cruise missiles, aircraft and drones. "Guam's strategic location makes it an important part of U.S. military operations throughout the region by supporting joint force operatio

When Adrian Maxwell, a retired City of London Police detective and criminal barrister, stumbled on this timeless idyll he assumed he'd left the sordid side of life far behind.